May 29, 2022 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro) – Rochester New York FC News Release
How good was the month of May for RNY FC in MLS NEXT Pro?
Well, how about four matches, four wins, 12 points, and 13 goals?
Pretty good, correct?
Right now, Rochester is more than pretty good: it is now the hottest team in the league, taking its four-game winning streak into June after a dominant 4-0 win over the team that had the best record in MLS NEXT Pro, Columbus Crew 2.
RNY FC got two goals from Gibran Rayo-one in each half- and one each from Ian Garrett and Gabriel Costa to leave Columbus’ seven-game winning streak in tatters. Rochester scored seconds after first and second half hydration breaks, and despite the hosts holding a possession advantage, RNY FC peppered the Crew 2 net with 10 shots on goal to move to 4-3-1 on the 2022 campaign. In its four May matches, RNY FC outscored its opponents 13-2, and now has kept two-straight clean sheets.
From the start Sunday at Historic Crew Stadium, both teams stated their intentions to play on the front foot. Both RNY FC and Columbus had very good early chances that could have resulted in the opening goal, but it was Rayo who got the first in the 23rd minute, thanks to an assist from an unexpected source. Keeper Caique played a clearance over the top straight down the middle of the pitch that Rayo got on the end of and finished past Crew 2 GK Patrick Schulte. It gave the visitors a 1-0 lead that they would take into the intermission.
It did not take long for RNY FC to reestablish its dominance in the second half, and Garrett gave the visitors a 2-0 lead with a beautifully-taken goal in the 62nd minute. He took a pass at the corner of the box and cut towards goal, before firing low to the far post into the side netting.
Nine minutes later, all three points looked to have been locked up as Rayo scored his second of the game, and RNY FC’s third. An outside of the foot pass from Garrett set Preston Popp free, and the substitute cut it back…
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